Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 70th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Road (NR30 1NP) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Central and Northgate average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (NR30 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs The Crans Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Jury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maygrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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